Band on the run

Greg Rucka, author of the popular Atticus Kodiak mystery series as well as dozens of comic books and graphic novels, has released his first stand-alone novel, a suspense thriller entitled A Fistful of Rain that exposes the unsightly underbelly of the rock and roll industry. Miriam "Mim" Bracca is the lead guitarist for Tailhook, one of the hottest bands in the world. When they started their...

Shooting at Midnight by Greg Rucka begins not with the author's compelling character Atticus Kodiak, but with the bodyguard's sometime lover, Bridgett Logan. This New York cop's daughter is a streetwise investigator and recovering addict with a sense of justice and a weakness for drugs. Bridgett is asked to honor a promise made years ago to Lisa Schoof, a fellow down-and-out teenager. But the...